Connecticut

The CT Mirror reports on how geothermal heating and cooling systems are being explored as a potential way to ease Connecticut’s energy challenges. United’s Kat Burnham stated that geothermal energy offers a locally sourced solution to rising electricity costs by providing a more stable and predictable alternative to traditional energy resources.

United’s Kat Burnham covers key outcomes and missed opportunities from the 2025 Connecticut Legislative Session, highlighting United’s role in championing for legislation that would deploy advanced energy technologies across the state to modernize the grid, increase reliability, and lower electricity costs.

In 2023, advanced energy employment nationwide increased by 4%, more than double the growth rate of the overall U.S. labor market. Advanced energy jobs surged from 2022 to 2023, with 4.1 million U.S. workers now working in the sector. Some of these gains were driven by the early impact of tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Immediate and long-term changes are needed to ISO-NE’s interconnection process to avoid delaying state clean energy goals, finds new Advanced Energy United commissioned analysis from Daymark Energy Advisors.